On Eagle's Wings (song)

Michael Joncas
Writer(s)	Michael Joncas
Producer(s)	Michael Joncas
Recorded	1979
Released	1979
Length	4:16

"On Eagle's Wings" is a devotional hymn composed in the 1970s by Michael Joncas. The song is prominent in American religious and political institutions. It is often used to commemorate the lives lost in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and is widely used as a song of worship in Christian churches.

Cover version

Upon defeating incumbent president Donald Trump in the 2020 American presidential election, Joe Biden mentioned the song in his victory speech on November 7, 2020. Lana Del Rey, who was in the studio with Jack Antonoff at the time of the speech, recorded the chorus of the song and posted it to her Instagram as a tribute to Biden's victory.

Lana Del Rey sings the Catholic hymn, “On Eagles’ Wings,” in honor of Joe Biden’s victory

Lana Del Rey sings the Catholic hymn, "On Eagles' Wings," in honor of Joe Biden's victory

Lyrics

You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord
Who abide in His shadow for life
Say to the Lord, "My refuge
My rock, in whom I trust!"

And He will raise you up on eagle's wings
Bear you on the breath of dawn
Make you to shine like the sun
And hold you in the palm of His hand

The snare of the fowler will never capture you
And famine will bring you no fear
Under His wings, your refuge
His faithfulness, your shield

And He will raise you up on eagle's wings
Bear you on the breath of dawn
Make you to shine like the sun
And hold you in the palm of His hand

You need not fear the terror of the night
Nor the arrow that flies by day
Though thousands fall about you
Near you it shall not come

And He will raise you up on eagle's wings
Bear you on the breath of dawn
Make you to shine like the sun
And hold you in the palm of His hand

For to His angels He's given a command
To guard you in all of your ways
Upon their hands they will bear you up
Lest you dash your foot against a stone

And He will raise you up on eagle's wings
Bear you on the breath of dawn
Make you to shine like the sun
And hold you in the palm of His hand

And hold you, hold you in the palm of His hand